Additive‐Free Thiolysis of Epoxides in Water: A Green and Efficient Regioselective Pathway to β‐Hydroxy Sulfides

Room‐temperature ring opening of various epoxides with aromatic thiols was carried out in water in the absence of any Lewis acid or additive. High yields of β‐hydroxy sulfides with excellent regioselectivity were obtained under very environmentally friendly conditions.     

Rhodium(III) and cadmium(II) complexes based on the polypyridyl ligand 2,3,5,6-tetrakis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine (tppz)

Tppz (2,3,5,6-tetrakis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine) complexes [Rh(tppz)(bpy)Cl][PF₆]₂.acetylacetone (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine) and [{CdCl₂}₂(μ-tppz)].ethylene glycol have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, IR, ¹H NMR, cyclic voltammetry, photoluminescence and electronic spectral studies. Solid state structures of both complexes have been determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. The structural determination shows that the dinuclear Cd(II) complex, [{CdCl₂}₂(μ-tppz)], is a 1D coordination polymer. An ORTEP drawing of [Rh(tppz)(bpy)Cl][PF₆]₂.acetylacetone shows that the coordination geometry around the Rh(III) center is a distorted octahedron. [{CdCl₂}₂(μ-tppz)] displays intraligand ¹(π–π^*) fluorescence and can potentially serve as a photoactive material. For the mononuclear Rh(III) complex, only a two-electron reduction process occurs at the metal with the elimination of Cl⁻ ligand. The emission of this complex is assigned as πd^* phosphorescence.     

A combination of molecular docking,receptor-guided QSAR,and molecular dynamics simulation studies of S-trityl-l-cysteine analogues as kinesin Eg5 inhibitors

Structural Chemistry - Kinesin Eg5 plays an essential role in the early stages of mitosis, and it is an interesting drug target for the design of potent inhibitors. In this work, combined molecular...     

Analysis of nonadiabatically compressed pulses from dispersion-decreasing fiber

Frequency-resolved optical gating is used to characterize ultrashort optical pulses that are compressed nonadiabatically in dispersion-decreasing fiber. The pulses undergo an interesting temporal pulse breakup following dispersion in both the normal and anomalous regimes, and compression ratios close to the adiabatic limit are obtained. All behaviors are in excellent agreement with numerical integration of the nonlinear Schr?dinger equation.     

Measurement of the electric form factor of the neutron through d-->(e-->,e(')n)p at Q2 = 0.5 (GeV/c)(2)

We report the first measurement using a solid polarized target of the neutron electric form factor G(n)(E) via d-->(e-->,e(')n)p. G(n)(E) was determined from the beam-target asymmetry in the scattering of longitudinally polarized electrons from polarized deuterated ammonia ( 15ND3). The measurement was performed in Hall C at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in quasifree kinematics with the target polarization perpendicular to the momentum transfer. The electrons were detected in a magnetic spectrometer in coincidence with neutrons in a large solid angle segmented detector. We find G(n)(E) = 0.04632+/-0.00616(stat)+/-0.00341(syst) at Q2 = 0.495 (GeV/c)(2).     

Magnetic property and structural study of nickel supported on reduced graphene oxide prepared by chemical vapor deposition

Nickel supported on reduced graphene oxide was synthesized by chemical vapor deposition technique. The crystal structure and magnetic properties of the prepared sample were studied by means of Raman spectrometry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). The result of Raman spectroscopy revealed the structure of few-layer graphene as the support for Ni nanoparticles. XP spectrum confirmed the presence of metallic Ni on the a few-layer graphene surface. TE micrograph showed that the nickel nanoparticles were sphere shaped and the mean particle size is about 20 nm deposited on the reduced graphene oxide. The magnetic study showed the ferromagnetic behavior of 3.2 wt% nickel over reduced graphene oxide at room temperature.     

Mononuclear zinc(II) complex with 2,3,5,6-tetra(2-pyridyl)pyrazine

Complex [Zn(Tppz)Cl₂] (I), where Tppz = 2,3,5,6-tetrakis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine, has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, IR, ¹H NMR, cyclic voltammetry, and electronic spectral studies. Solid state structures of the complex have been determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. The structural determination shows that the mononuclear complex I is a 1D coordination polymer. Also an ORTEP drawing of complex I shows that the coordination geometry around the Zn(II) center is slightly distorted from regular square-based pyramidal. Crystal data for I: triclinic, spase group P $ \bar 1 $ , a = 10.171(2), b = 10.3550(13), c = 12.239 (2) Å, α = 64.839(9)°, β = 85.736(8)°, γ = 77.842(10)°, V = 1140.3(4) ų, Z = 2.